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by lars_francke 826 days ago
Can you explain the difference?
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weinzierl 826 days ago
Not a lawyer and what I'm going to say is vastly oversimplified, but the gist is:

- A 501(c)(3) is for the benefit of the public

- A 501(c)(6) is for the common interests of their members

They both have advantages and disadvantages and are appropriate for certain scenarios.

Examples are:

- A 501(c)(3) Python, Scala, Zig, Mozilla, Apache, SFC, FSF

- A 501(c)(6) .NET, Rust, Eclipse

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dcre 825 days ago
It sounds like 3 is for charities and 6 is for business organizations like a chamber of commerce. The former has tax-deductible donations and can’t participate in lobbying or political campaigns. It seems like 6 would have been a weird choice here.
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weinzierl 825 days ago
Not so weird, the Rust Foundation is a 501(c)(6) after all, like the .NET Foundation or the Eclipse Foundation, but from all I know about Bevy and the people behind it a 501(c)(3) suits it much better.
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h4ch1 826 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization

This has complete sections defining both.

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sph 826 days ago
A summary for people not expert in legalese and American law?
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